Arabian Society in the Middle Ages: Studies From The Thousand and One Nights
CHAPTER III.
SAINTS.
Welees and their Ḳuṭbs--El-Khiḍr and Elias--Miracles--Influence--Self-denial and asceticism--Two authentic saints--General habits--A historical saint--Pilgrimage to the tombs--Annual festivals--A Zikr performed by Darweeshes--A Khatmeh--Religious murder 47